Information and resources for

Prospective Students

Qualifying for Admission
Entering Freshmen

You are eligible for regular admission if you are a graduate of an accredited high school, have met the minimum high school curriculum requirements listed below and meet one of the following GPA (grade point average) or test score requirements:

GPA/Test Score Requirements:

• High school cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher, or
• ACT composite score of 21 (980 SAT) or above, or
• High school cumulative GPA of 2.0 and an ACT score of 20 (940 SAT) or above

Minimum High School Curriculum Requirements:

Course	Number of Units
English	4 Units*
Science	2 Units**
Mathematics	3 Units***
Foreign Languages or Fine Arts	1 Units
*Must include at least 2 units of composition, one of which must be a junior or senior level course **Beyond general science ***From Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, trigonometry or advanced math

Provisional Freshman Admission

Students who meet any of the three GPA or test score requirements above, but are missing one of the required minimum high school units, are eligible for provisional admission. Students who have completed all minimum high school unit requirements and have a combination of a 2.25 cumulative high school GPA and a 19 ACT (900 SAT), also are eligible for provisional admission.

Home School Students

Students enrolled in a home school program may be accepted to NMSU if they meet the requirements for regular or provisional admission as previously stated. In addition, the home school educator must submit a transcript or document that lists the courses completed and grades earned by the student.  This transcript or document must also indicate the date the student completed or graduated from the home school program.

ACT and SAT National Test Dates:

Please refer to the ACT website for more information.

2009-10 Test Dates	Registration Deadline	(Late Fee Required)
September 12, 2009	August 7, 2009	August 8 – 21, 2009
October 24, 2009	September 18, 2009	September 19 – October 2, 2009
December 12, 2009	November 6, 2009	November 7 – 20, 2009
February 6, 2010	January 5, 2010	January 6 – 15, 2010
April 10, 2010	March 5, 2010	March 6 – 19, 2010
June 12, 2010	May 7, 2010	May 8 – 21, 2010

Please refer to the SAT website for more information.

2009-10 Test Dates	Test	Regular Registration Deadline (postmark/submit by)
October 10, 2009	SAT & Subject Tests	September 9, 2009
November 7, 2009	SAT & Subject Tests	October 1, 2009
December 5, 2009	SAT & Subject Tests	October 30, 2009
January 23, 2010	SAT & Subject Tests	December 15, 2009
March 13, 2010	SAT only	February 4, 2010
May 1, 2010	SAT & Subject Tests	March 25, 2010
June 5, 2010	SAT & Subject Tests	April 29, 2010